Who Deserves A Comeback?
 

We all know the Mickey Rourke story and now we get to pick who we want to come back. Pick as many people as you want, they can be actors, directors, screen-writers....whoever.

My top 5 are:

5. Jean Claude Van Damme
He had a chance with JCVD, but skipped out on The Expendables...what gives?

4. Cuba Gooding Jr.
What has his career turned into? A big steam pile...that's what.

3. Micheal Keaton
Batman himself is playing second fiddle to everyone. Playing a father character in tons of roles, or doing straight to dvd. Come back Batman.

2. Wesley Snipes
Other then the Blade films, this guy is another Straight to DVD actor as of late. After his tax problems get out of the way I hope to see him as James Brown in the Spike Lee Joint, everyone apparently wants him to do it and that could be his comeback role.

1. Val Kilmer
Another Batman??? One of the most underrated actors, imo. He stole the show in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, yet it was the other guy who gets the comeback. Come on Val.

I'd love to see Rutger Hauer make a comeback, he's been slumming it in direct to dvd rubbish for far too long. Perhaps Tarrantino or Fincher can help him out, I could really see him in one of their movies.

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I also strongly second Michael Keaton (even though he's already done the Tarantino bit) the man should do more comedy; he used to be hilarious.

Definitely agree with these choices. They're all promising actors who have made pretty bad choices after "making it big" but deserve another chance to prove themselves as actors.

I've never really been a fan of Van Damme or Snipes. Although I have heard great things about JCVD so maybe my opinion will change after I see that.

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SEAN CONNERY all the way, and MICHAEL KEATON...i would go as far as saying RALPH MACCHIO as well..even though he has made a couple of movies the last few years but he really needs a major hollywood role offer. I would love to see what kind of an actor he is nowdays..Really underrated as an actor

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Sean Connery has retired.

I thought i had read that somewhere, but i refused to believe that it was true...sure he is close to 80 but i think he still has stuff to offer...:(:bawling:

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Indeed he does... A left and a right mostly. :mad:

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Michael Biehn.

Great thread idea! The first actor that came to my miond was Patrick Swayze, but I just hope he bounces back and lives.

Laurence Fishburn. CSI my ass! He should have been in alot more mainstream stuff especially after Matrix. Hes a black shakespearian actor FFS what are they looking for?!

Gary Sinise - Another CSI my ass! I see no reason whatsoever why he wasnt getting steady work.

Harrison Ford - I know he's older but his career took a nosedive. He has what it takes to be in the upper tier of hollywood similar to Connerys successful golden years or Eastwood.

Sally Field - The most underrated actress even though shes taken gold. Always incredible.

Burt Reynolds - LOL! Why not!? Burt was the man! Id love to see him in a great swan song film.

Stevan Seagal - Hey if he unjerked himself, and got in shape Id see one of his flicks. One of the deadliest martial artists ever in movies. One of them.

First of all: Most of these Actors are still the biz, earning more money than the rest of us. Second: I fullquote Usual Suspects Top Five (except Val Kilmer) - but add some of my own thoughts:

5. Jean Claude Van Damme

"JCVD" was outstanding, this underestimated guy can really act.
Hope he will overcome his drug addiction.

4. Cuba Gooding Jr.

"Shadowboxer" show me that he has reached his personal limits as an actor - but maybe he prove me wrong some day.

3. Micheal Keaton

His performance in "Desperate Measures" kicks ass. Good actor.

2. Wesley Snipes

It seems, like he earn a lot money with the direct-to-DVD stuff.
But I want to see him on the big screen again - in storydriven movies like "Nippon Connection".



My personal suggestions:

Edward Furlong - Little John Connor deserves much better than playing small parts in irrelevant B-Movies.

MacCaulay Culkin - Little Kevin, too.

Lindsay Lohan - Uhm, I like her as an actress. She don`t even have to take her clothes off.

Alison Doodey - Cause she`s hot.

Leslie Mann - Actually she get her roles - but I like to see her as the main protagonist.

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I have missed Tom Cruise!

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Chow Yun-Fat.

The guy was in the frickin' Dragonball movie. I think he and John Woo should try teaming up for one last film together - I'd like to see the two explore the whole idea of getting old and irrelevant in a heroic bloodshed film.

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Wesley Snipes (leading)
Tom Cruise (return)
MacCaulay Culkin (return & leading)
Jamie Lee Curtis (return & leading)
Kevin Bacon (leading, maybe return)
Bill Murray (return, mostly leading)
Tommy Lee Jones (leading)
Jack Black (lead more, something like a zoolander but with jack black)
Michael Caine (leading)
Brandon Routh (return)
Daniel Craig (return, do more films - i FEEL like he has only done like 2 movies a year :shrug:)
Channing Tatum (leading)
Chris Tucker (leading)
Kal Penn (leading)
John Cho (leading)
Danny McBride (leading)
John Goodman (definitely return, definitely some leading roles)
Jackie Earle Haley (leading)
Jeffrey Dean Morgan (leading)
Billy Crudup (leading)
Malin Akerman (leading)
Matthew Goode (leading)
Patrick Wilson (leading)
Ewan McGregor (sorta returning, definitely definitely definitely leading)

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Jokerboy- getting a leading role does not necessarily mean the same thing as making a comeback. A lot of the choices you've named have reasonably solid acting careers behind them - just because they haven't been in a leading role (or rather, been in a noticeable leading role) doesn't mean they "deserve a comeback".

Plus, the comment about Daniel Craig doing "only" 2 films a year? Somehow this doesn't strike me as a bad thing. Look at Daniel Day-Lewis, for instance. It's quality, not quantity.

Also, interesting that there are a couple of choices that you don't want to be "leading" - Tom Cruise, for example.

I'll leave it at that for now.

The only time I'd ever say, "Damn, I missed Tom Cruise" would be just before firing a second round. I cannot stand the guy! :)

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Val Kilmer and Harrison Ford would be on the top of my list.

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Haley Joel Osment was great in Pay It Forward. He is my vote for a comeback.

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Another actor who made a huge name for himself and recently kinda fell of the cinema screen is Elijah Wood(Mr. Frodo).

As of today, I think Cybill Shepherd, Ryan O'Neal, Jim Caviezel and Patrick Stewart deserve comebacks.

Patrick Stewart I agree . Cybil Shepherd was always a limited actress and now she's old. She is also a bitch who sabotaged her sitcom that started well but deteriorated because of her prima donna behavior, so no second chances for her. Ryan O'Neal was never that good either. I don't care about Jim Caviezel. If he couldn't get it going after the Mel Gibson movie he just doesn't have it to be a star.

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Id like to See Sean Astin doing non fantasy adult roles.

Timothy Hutton or Eddie Murphy are the fellas id most like to see exposed to the Tarantino effect.

Michael Keaton should be involved in every Elmore Leonard adaptation. it was cool seein him in both out of sight and jackie brown.

Michael Keaton, is a wonderful actor. An Actor who can play powerful Drama's & Comedies effortlessly. A member did mention he's in a new Movie, but if I was the head honcho of some Studio I would certainly have him playing supporting roles in big budget flicks.

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Another actor that comes to mind is Benjamin Bratt back to the big screen. He has been recently in a lot of T.V. shows, but has been away from the big screen for sometime now.

Eric, the more talented of the Roberts.

Actors you'd like to see make a comeback
 

If there is a thread like this already, transfer my post to that thread.

Which actors would you lot like to see who, at one point were really in demand or constantly working in FILM but aren't really on anything that's been released or is noteworthy, stage a comeback on film?

Can be anybody from 4-5 years ago and further. Just thinking about it now. I'm about to start a Buffy marathon in a month or two and I just remembered how much I love Sarah Michelle Gellar as an actor. I had quite a few crushes as a kid, but she was arguably my biggest ever. And, even though I was like 11 or 12 when Buffy aired on BBC2, I remember actually being drawn even more by her acting ability than I was to her looks, which were (and still are) beautiful. She's just so sincere and likeable that it's hard not to be drawn to her characters. I think her performance really complimented what was already a ground breaking television show in Buffy The Vampire Slayer

I know she's in this new show called Ringer, but I would love to see her make a comeback on cinema screens. An (unlikely) dream would be to see her be the first ever female lead in a Christopher Nolan film. He could do for her what Tarantino did for the likes of Travolta and Forster.

Anyways, which actors who aren't so hot right now would you like make a comeback on the big screen?

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I'd like to see Robert De Niro stop making comedies and return to being the amazing dramatic actor that he is. Same can be said for Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Jack Nicholson.

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Michael Keaton, I know he does a bit, though he is under used...IMO anyway.

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I guess so, merging.

I second the Keaton mention, actually. He's a great actor.

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The actors I can think worthy of a comeback are dead.

So theres literally NO actor alive right now you would want to make a comeback?

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Nope.

Keaton is around my age and it is really too late for him to have a comeback. How many movies can he star in at his age?

Comebacks are for actors under fifty and I can't think of any has-beens under fifty worthy of a comeback.

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Michael Keaton went a bit silly with some of his stuff, mainly due to his Batman and Beetlejuice thing, he didn't want to be typecast as a dark character so went all zany comedy and kids films like Jack Frost.

I think he'd make a good comicbook baddy though.


Steve Guttenberg could make a comeback if given a decent script. Most of his stuff is straight to DVD rubbish.

Ralph Macchio could be good if he was given a good dramatic role too.

I'd love for Peter Weller to make a big movie. He was relatively unknown before Robocop, then after Robo he made a couple of badly written sci-fi movies then disappeared.

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Keaton pretty much has his comeback with Birdman. He might even get the oscar.

Maybe Mark Hamill could do with a comeback of sorts. Or perhaps a revival in his career and for him to be finally taken seriously as the actor he never was in the beginning.

I have nothing against Mark Hamil but no way can he ever come back....well maybe on TV

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Michael Keaton was the first name that came to me when I saw the title of this thread and I'm sincerely hoping an Oscar for Birdman will fuel said comeback. I wouldn't mind seeing Cuba Gooding Jr. claw his way back into the spotlight. Val Kilmer let himself physically and unless he gets back in shape, I don't see it happening for him.

Will, I think you have a bit of egg on your face. ;)

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